News items
October 2018
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Viet Nam recommends digital initiatives to promote decent work for migrant workers
10 October 2018
The 11th ASEAN Forum on Migrant Labour with the theme “Digitalization to Promote Decent Work for Migrant Workers in ASEAN” will focus on how leveraging digitalization can protect the rights of workers through increased transparency in migration management.
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Partnerships crucial for future of sustainable supply chains
04 October 2018
Better Work and Vietnamese garment industry partners gather to discuss sustainability in an era of uncertainty.
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Labour indicators set out to guide Viet Nam’s 2030 Agenda on Sustainable Development
01 October 2018
The list of labour and employment indicators serves as the basis for monitoring and evaluation of the Viet Nam Sustainable Development Goals’ targets.
September 2018
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Japanese parliamentary members explore effective ways to support Viet Nam’s labour issues
26 September 2018
The delegation aimed to identify decent work challenges faced by Vietnamese workers and find solutions to address them as more and more major Japanese companies are choosing Viet Nam to locate their factories.
July 2018
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Free trade deal with EU calls on Viet Nam to ratify remaining fundamental labour standards
30 July 2018
ILO’s fundamental conventions provide for rights that should enable labour market actors in Viet Nam to decide on and support the adjustments to labour market governance necessitated by trade liberalization.
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Nation’s industrial zone unions network established
27 July 2018
The network, which includes 50 trade unions of industrial zones, processing zones and economic zones in 48 cities and provinces across the country, is a ‘soft’ mechanism based on a voluntary basis, to support each another in performing trade union functions and tasks.
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Grant winners announced for 2018 Labour Research Contest
26 July 2018
Five winning proposals will receive funding and capacity building support to complete their research by end of this year.
June 2018
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National alliance key to fight child labour in Viet Nam
25 June 2018
A national forum calls on the legal framework to be expanded to the informal economy where the majority of child labourers are found.
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Japan’s Minister calls for socially responsible labour practices in electronics sector
15 June 2018
He praises efforts by businesses in Viet Nam to conduct social dialogues and corporate social responsibilities, which can contribute to the long-term socio-economic development of the country.
May 2018
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Historic resolution guides Viet Nam’s wage reform
31 May 2018
Party Resolution 27-NQ/TW, one of the two important documents issued as the result of the Central Party meeting on 7-12 May 2018, takes into account ILO Viet Nam’s suggestions in reforming the country’s wage policies.
March 2018
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What’s on tonight: TV drama depicts workers’ unionization
31 March 2018
Awl, a highly-rated Korean soap opera, is on VTV2 every evening.
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Promoting responsible supply chains in Asia
22 March 2018
A new joint action by the European Union, the ILO and the OECD on responsible supply chains will promote corporate social responsibility (CSR)/responsible business conduct (RBC) with regard to decent work, environmental sustainability and respect for human rights.
February 2018
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Malaysian and Vietnamese trade unions to collaborate on protecting migrant workers’ rights
20 February 2018
The Malaysian Trade Union Congress (MTUC) and the Viet Nam General Confederation of Labour (VGCL) have developed a Joint Plan of Action on increasing protection of Vietnamese migrant workers in Malaysia.
January 2018
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Viet Nam’s Deputy Prime Minister meets ILO Director General
26 January 2018
The two sides discussed key issues, including Viet Nam’s commitment to universal labour rights and ILO’s support for the country’s social insurance and wage reforms.
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ILO: Unemployment and decent work deficits to remain high in 2018
22 January 2018
The ILO’s flagship report shows that while the global unemployment rate is stabilizing, unemployment and decent work deficits will stay at persistently high levels in many parts of the world.
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Responding to consultation on Labour Code reform: Key points on gender and discrimination
15 January 2018
The gender task force on the Labour Code reform of the United Nations in Viet Nam has issued key points on gender and discrimination as part of the public consultation on the Labour Code.
December 2017
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Viet Nam’s wage reform should be fundamental: Deputy Prime Minister
14 December 2017
The high-level Government official appreciated ILO’s advice for wage reform, including the better alignment between grade, position and salary in the public sector and the role of collective bargaining in wage setting in the private sector.
November 2017
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ILO: 4 billion people worldwide are left without social protection
30 November 2017
New ILO report shows that massive efforts are still needed to ensure that the right to social security becomes a reality for all.
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High-level politician requests scaling up ILO’s programme models for wider impacts
13 November 2017
Head of the Party Central Mass Mobilization Committee Truong Thi Mai visited factories under Better Work Viet Nam and SCORE Training, focusing on industrial relations issues.
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Viet Nam to consider grade, position-based salaries in public sector while gradually reforming social insurance
09 November 2017
Deputy Prime Minister Vuong Dinh Hue consulted ILO Viet Nam on wage and social insurance policies on 8 November as part of the development of country’s reform.